Panera Bread

Address:	2512 Naglee Rd, Tracy, CA 95304, USA
Phone:	+1 209-855-8014
Site:	panerabread.com
Rating:	3.7
Working:	6AM–9PM 6AM–9PM 6AM–9PM 6AM–9PM 6AM–9PM 6AM–9PM 7AM–9PM

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Bruce

Finally a Panera Bread in the Central Valley! With easy on and off access to the freeway will make this location very popular with travelers. This location also comes with the all important drive-thru for those wishing to remain in their vehicles. What makes this place wonderful is their baked goods which is made on the premise daily. The large assortment of breads and menu makes this place a favorite gathering place. I love their Asiago Cheese Focaccia which is an Italian flatbread baked with olive oil and topped with sea salt and asiago cheese. This goes great with a cup or bowl of their soup of the day! Numerous others fresh baked breads include, Ciabatta (chewy crumb, a thin crust and a light, olive oil flavor), Rye (rye kernels and caraway seeds), and Three Seed Bread (poppy, sesame and fennel seeds), to name just a few I love their soup and salad along with fresh bread. Ive tried there, Artisan French, which is freshly baked bread with a slightly blistered crust...... "Yum!" Another favorite is their French Onion Soup with sweet onions simmered in a savory broth with a classic sherry wine vinegar gastrique and a blend of sea salts. The soup is topped off with Gruyere and asiago croutons We first "stumbled" into this place several years ago during an outing to Sacramento. Panera Bread had a Stockton California location just off of interstate highway 5. We tried to stop into this place every chance we were in the are but with this new location, Ill definitely have to watch my waistline! This place will definitely be a crowd pleaser for years to come. Heres a little history of this place. "Panera Bread" started off as "St. Louis Bread" and was founded by Ken Rosenthal in 1987, when the first location was opened in Kirkwood, Missouri. In 1993, Au Bon Pain Co. purchased the St. Louis Bread Company. In 1997, Au Bon Pain changed the company name to Panera Bread, a made-up name combining the Italian words pane (bread) and era (time)--time of bread. In May 1999, to expand Panera Bread into a national restaurant, Au Bon Pain Co. sold its other chains, including Au Bon Pain. Panera Bread moved into its new headquarters in Richmond Heights, Missouri in 2000. The company operates or franchises 1,800 Panera Bread bakery-cafés in 40 states and 20 facilities that deliver fresh dough to the bakery-cafés every day. In the St. Louis area where it was founded, Panera Bread still operates under the name St. Louis Bread Company. The St. Louis metropolitan area has over 101 locations. In 2005, Panera ranked 37th on Business Weeks list of "Hot Growth Companies", earning $38.6 million with a 42.9% increase in profits. In 2008, Panera Bread expanded into Canada, beginning with Richmond Hill, Thornhill, Oakville, and Mississauga in the Toronto area. In a 2008 Health magazine study, Panera Bread was judged North Americas healthiest fast casual restaurant. In 2009 and 2012, the restaurant review service "Zagat" named Panera one of the most popular restaurants for eating on the go. Panera was also rated No. 1 for Best Healthy Option, Best Salad, and Best Facilities.

E FAB

The food is very fresh and flavorful. The parking lot is big and easy to access. The service is good and the young ladies are friendly. Only issue is, on separate occasions we had small problems with our order. Once they gave us the wrong sides and the other time wrong salad. They had no problem exchanging. Attention to details they need to take and fulfil orders.

Rex Nixon

Really not good. Weve been here 40 minutes. My brother is still waiting for them to bring his remade sandwich that they got wrong the first time. It also took 20 minutes the first time so the wrongly made sandwich arrived after the rest of us had already eaten. Dont come here unless you are looking for a few laughs at the comically horrible service.

R Ewing

Food was good, loved the Broccoli Cheddar Soup. Panera is a nice addition to the restaurant choices in Tracy. Very convenient location. West bound traffic take the off ramp for the Tracy Mall. Turn left at the first two signals and your looking at it. Nice big parking lot behind the restaurant and they have a drive thru. Enjoy.

Jonathan Ong

The staff is friendly and helpful. The person taking my order suggested combining it into a "Pick 2" and saved me some money. And the person who brought the food to my table saw that I was there with my young son and offered an additional bread roll. Thanks!

Anthony Olson

Food is good, Panera is always good. But the staff always seem like Im the customer thats stopping them from taking a break, even if Im the only person in store. I always feel crazy rushed and they are quick to dismiss.

Lorenzo Arevalo

Not only did they mess up my coworkers order but they also messed up mine they forgot to include his sandwich and they forgot what soup I chose apparently, I understand theyre new but Jesus twice in one day?!

Mike Stevens

I really enjoy coming to Panera. Theyre all about clean, healthy food. The food is always great and the staff is fast and friendly. This is one of my favorite places to grab a coffee and hang out.

Heather Hamilton

The food was delicious, but the restaurant was a little dirty. We had to request someone to clean a table for us, as there were maybe six empty tables in our area and every one was dirty.

Paul Costa

Nice lunch place. The ataff if friendly and do there job well but the restaurant could use more staffing at the front counter.

Scott braddock

good chain, very consistent and quick. Not as unhealthy as a McDonalds, yet still tastes great.

Gio Arias

Not a friendly place. The cashier that helped me needs customer service skills.

Dominic Pico

I love this place and the girls are cute good food fresh clean place

Kerry Adamo

Fresh bread...some good food. Service is some times slow.

Andres Salgado

Food is always consistent no matter what Panera we visit.